Chat: How to Downsize Your Parents Who Might Be Hoarding

So we’re talking about stuff. That is, what to do withit when you or a loved one needs to move, downsize or clean up clutter.

Every other Wednesday there is a Twitter chat around caregiving. Each time a different topic is discussed and those in the caregiving community – both family caregivers and caregiving professionals – weigh in. Here are highlights from the Oct. 5 that focused on downsizing, moving, decluttering a parent or loved one’s home:

Question 1: What’s your most treasured possession and why it is special?

@caregiving: I have treasures from family members and from travel. They memories they hold make them special.

@SeniorCounselor: Family heirlooms that have been passed down from Italy, especially cookie recipes!

@JordanEM: I think it is more than one item. That is where the challenge is in downsizing.

@jocelyn528: Great question. I just found old photos from college and childhood. Amazing how many memories were in those shoeboxes.